How rents are calculated
The following criteria are used when determining the rent band for a room (further details below):
1) Room size
2) Location
3) View from room if in College
4) More than one room (i.e. a set)
5) Ensuite facility
6) Presence of a washbasin or not
7) More than 1 window
8) Bay Window
9) Decent kitchen /Communal living space
10) If the room was in a basement
Points were then ‘awarded’ to each of the criteria. If a room was in basement or did not have a washbasin then these were given negative points. The total number of points for each room allowed the room to be assigned to a rent band (A-F) :
Rent band | No. of points |
A | 900-700 |
B | 650-600 |
C | 550-500 |
D | 450-350 |
E | 300-250 |
F | 200-150 |
Further details of the criteria used:
Room size
The aim is to be able to say clearly in m2 what constitutes a:
- Very large room, including sets in College (e.g. any room >20 m2)
- Large room 2 (e.g. any room between 18m2 - 20m2)
- Large room 1 (e.g. any room between 16m2 - 18m2)
- Average room 2 (e.g. any room between 14m2 – 16m2)
- Average room 1 (e.g. any room between 12m2 – 14m2)
- Small room 2 (e.g. any room between 10m2 - 12m2)
- Small room 1 (e.g. any room between 8m2 - 10m2)
- Very small room (e.g. any room between <8m2)
Location
A ‘zone’ system is used and the minutes listed is the walking time, according to Goggle maps, from College to the street:
• Zone1: All College Rooms
• Zone 2: Trumpington Street, Pembroke Street, Botolph Lane & Fitzwilliam Street (all <5 mins)
• Zone 3: Lensfield Rd (9 mins) & Panton Street (11 mins)
• Zone 4: Bateman Street (14 mins), Selwyn Gardens (17 mins), Grange Rd (18 mins) & Newnham Croft (17 mins)
• Zone 5: Barton Rd (21 mins) & Grantchester Meadows (21 mins)
Other features that have been taken into account and whether they are positive (+ve) or negative (-ve):
View from room if in College (+ve) Set (+ve)
Ensuite facility (+ve)
Washbasin (+ve)
More than 1 window (+ve)
Bay Window (+ve)
Decent kitchen /Communal living space (+ve)
Basement (-ve)
No washbasin (-ve)